Romanian citizens travelling to the Schengen area will no longer pass border control at airports starting with March 31

No border controls at Romanian airports for Romanian citizens flying to destinations in the Schengen area. The Romanian authorities are preparing for partial accession to Schengen. Therefore, passengers will go directly to the boarding gates, and the airport administrations have reorganized the routes.

Searches in a corruption case involving lawyers, police and a former judge of the Supreme Court

CNA officers carry out 19 searches in a criminal case initiated for active corruption and influence peddling. According to a CNA statement, lawyers, policemen and a former judge of the Supreme Court of Justice are targeted in the corruption scheme.

Moldova to switch to summer time

Moldova will switch to the summer time on 31 March, on the last day of this month. Thus, on the night of Saturday, 30 March, to Sunday, the clocks will set forward by one hour and 03:00 will become 04:00.

Natalia Barbu will perform with Nb. 11, in the first semi-final at Eurovision

The singer Natalia Barbu, who will represent the Republic of Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, will take the stage under number 11, in the first semi-final, which will take place on May 7. The official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel presented on the evening of March 26 the order number of each competing country in the two ESC 2024 semi-finals.

Thousands protest against Hungary's Orban after former insider leaks graft case tape

Thousands of people protested in Budapest near parliament on Tuesday demanding the chief prosecutor and Prime Minister Viktor Orban resign after a former government insider accused a senior aide to Orban of trying to interfere in a graft case, Reuters reports.

Polish official says NATO considering shooting down Russian missiles that approach its borders

NATO is reportedly considering the option of shooting down Russian missiles if they stray too close to its borders, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna said to the Polish media outlet RMF24 on March 26, The Kyiv Independent reports.

Six workers presumed dead after crippled cargo ship knocks down Baltimore bridge

Six workers were missing and presumed dead from a bridge that collapsed in Baltimore Harbor early on Tuesday after a massive cargo ship crippled by a power loss rammed into the structure, forcing the closure of one of the busiest ports on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, Reuters reports.

Biden vows to ‘move heaven and earth’ to rebuild Baltimore bridge

Joe Biden pledged to “move heaven and earth” to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge as he said the federal government would foot the bill for repairing it, writes The Telegraph.

Freight carriers will operate in the European Union without permits until December 2025

Freight carriers from the Republic of Moldova will freely circulate in the European Union without authorization until December 2025. The decision to extend the Agreement between the EU and our country was signed on Tuesday, March 26, by the Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Andrei Spînu and the director for Land Transport at the European Commission, Kristian Schmidt.

Carabinieri from the Republic of Moldova will participate in peacekeeping operations in Kosovo

Carabinieri from the Republic of Moldova will participate in peacekeeping operations in Kosovo. A project stipulating this was approved in the Government meeting.

Igor Grosu, visiting Riga: "Latvia's experience will help us become more connected with Europe"

The next steps that the Republic of Moldova must take on its European path, after the European Council decided to open the accession negotiations in December 2023, were discussed by the Speaker Igor Grosu and the head of the Riga Government, Evika Silina. The discussions also focused on the reforms implemented by the Republic of Moldova, in particular the full implementation of the recommendations formulated by the European Commission.

Baltimore Key Bridge collapses after ship collision

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has declared a state of emergency following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. "We are thankful for the brave men and women who are carrying out efforts to rescue those involved and pray for everyone’s safety," the governor's statement said, CNN reports.